Jul-28-2018
Husband: Anderson Jackson Ramsey
Born: ca 1813 in Virginia 1 Died: Jan-28-1892 2 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1840, 1850, 1860 in Rockbridge Co, VA Occupation: farmer 1 Father: James Ramsey, Jr. (1778 - 1850) Mother: Keziah Davis (1762 - 1850)
Wife: Elizabeth "Betsy" Lilly 3 Also known as: Betsy Lilly 4 Married: Apr-27-1840 in Rockbridge Co, VA 5
Born: ca 1817 in Virginia 1 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1840, 1850, 1860 in Rockbridge Co, VA Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: William Gilmore Ramsey Census name: Gilmore Ramsey Born: Feb- 4-1841 in Rockbridge Co, VA 2 Died: Jan- 8-1925 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Census: 1920 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Rockbridge Co, VA Wife: Rachel Ann Snider Jordan b. May- 4-1853 d. Jan- 1-1916 Census name: Rachel A. S. Jordan Married: Feb- 6-1870 in Harrison Co, WV 6
M Child 2: James Anderson Ramsey Also known as: James A. Ramsay 7 Born: Nov- 9-1842 in Rockingham Co, VA 8,9,10 Died: Dec-16-1924 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8,11 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Resided: 1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1860 in Rockbridge Co, VA Occupation: 1900 railroad watchman 9 Occupation: 1869, 1880 farmer 10,12 Military: CSA - Civil War 11 Wife: Anna Pope b. 1848 d. Oct-22-1887 Also known as: Ann Pope 7 Married: Oct-30-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
M Child 3: John Thomas Ramsey Born: ca 1845 in Rockbridge Co, VA 13,14,2 Died: Jul- 1-1872 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 2 Military: Pvt, Co C, 14th Virginia Cavalry, CSA, Civil War 14 (see note 1)
M Child 4: Nelson Anderson Ramsey Born: Oct- -1847 in Rockbridge Co, VA 15,16,17 Died: 1919 16 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 18 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Lyon District, Preston Co, WV Resided: 1874 in Ritchie Co, WV 17 Occupation: 1900, 1910 farmer 15,19 Occupation: 1874, 1880 sawyer 17,20 Wife: Mariah Janette "Nettie" McClaskey b. Jan- 3-1856 d. Feb- 2-1928 Census name: Nettie Married: Dec-29-1874 in Ritchie Co, WV 17,6
F Child 5: Catherine J. Ramsey Born: Dec- -1849 in Rockbridge Co, VA 13,21 (see note 2) Died: Aug-18-1924 near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 22 Buried: in Victory Ridge Cemetery, CR 16/8, north of Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 22,11 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 21 Census: 1850, 1860 in Rockbridge Co, VA Husband: Thomas J. Rowsey b. ca 1845 Also known as: T. J. Rowsy 21 Married: Aug-15-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 21
M Child 6: Lafayette Lewis Ramsey Census name: Lewis L. Ramsey Born: Jun-18-1854 in Rockbridge Co, VA 2,16,1 Died: Aug-25-1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2,16 Buried: in Victory Ridge Cemetery, CR 16/8, north of Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 23 Resided: 1924 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 24 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Rockbridge Co, VA
M Child 7: Andrew Jackson Ramsey Census name: Jackson Ramsey Born: Mar- 3-1857 in Lexington, VA 25,26,27,28 (see note 3) Died: Mar-11-1946 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 25 Buried: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 25 (see note 4) Resided: in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 25 Census: 1930, 1940 in Bunnells Run, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 20 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 27 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Rockbridge Co, VA Occupation: farmer 25,29,26 Wife: Lydia Jane Richards b. Jul-22-1857 d. Nov-21-1936 Also known as: Lyda Jane Richards 30 Married: Dec-24-1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 31
M Child 8: Charles Henry Ramsey Born: Oct- 8-1860 in Rockbridge Co, VA 32,33 (see note 5) Died: Feb-16-1941 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 34 Buried: in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 23 Resided: 1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 33 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: stone mason 34 Wife: Mary Louisa Riddle b. Dec-29-1862 d. Oct-14-1943 Married: Nov-10-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 33
Sources: (1) 1860 Census. (2) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (3) Marriage record of son. (4) Death record of daughter. (5) Virginia Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1567943&Type=Death. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 164, Line 17 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791702&Type=Marriage. (11) Findagrave.com. (12) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (13) 1850 Census. (14) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (16) Headstone (year only) (17) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 30, Line 79 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11538174&Type=Marriage. (18) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: N. A. Ramsey. (19) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (20) 1880 Census, Preston County, WV. (21) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 16, Line 49 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11538288&Type=Marriage. (22) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=167277&Type=Death. (23) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (24) Death record of sister. (25) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=34633&Type=Death. (26) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (27) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 39, Line 104 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539238&Type=Marriage. (28) Death record of son. (29) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (30) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=729618&Type=Death. (31) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Andrew J. Ramsey, 21, farmer, b. WVa, res. Ritchie Co, son of Anderson & Elizabeth; and Lydia J. Richards, 21, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, dau of Wm. & Margaret. Married Dec 24 1878 in Ritchie County, officiated by Wm. B. Wilcox. MR p. 39, Line 104 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539238&Type=Marriage. (32) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (33) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (34) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Enlisted at Crabbottom, Virginia, on Sep 1 1863. Note (2) Birth date given in death record as Dec 24 1848. But she was only five months old in the 1850 Census. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1858. Note (4) His death record indicates only that burial was in Pennsboro, cemetery not named. While it is reasonable to assume that he was buried with his wife at the Wilson Cemetery, readings of that cemetery have found a headstone for her, but not for him. Note (5) Birth date on headstone is 1861. Name on headstone: C. H. Ramsey.Name Index